Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Synonyms for paleontology
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pey-lee-uh n-tol-uh-jee or, esp. British, pal-ee- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpeɪ li ənˈtɒl ə dʒi or, esp. British, ˌpæl i- |
Définition of paleontology
Origin :- 1833, probably from French paléontologie, from Greek palaios "old, ancient" (see paleo-) + ontologie (see ontology). Related: Paleontological.
- As in archaeology : noun study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
- Is paleontology able to succeed where physical geology fails?
- Extract from : « Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life » by Thomas H. Huxley
- Standard writers on paleontology, as has been seen, assume that she can.
- Extract from : « Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life » by Thomas H. Huxley
- The second department of science claiming our attention is that of paleontology.
- Extract from : « American Men of Mind » by Burton E. Stevenson
- The whole work of American paleontology has, of course, been along these lines.
- Extract from : « American Men of Mind » by Burton E. Stevenson
- Features articles of interest to students of mineralogy, geology, and paleontology.
- Extract from : « Natural Gemstones » by Various
- MAN has been described as a “walking museum of paleontology.”
- Extract from : « The New Stone Age in Northern Europe » by John M. Tyler
- In the realm of paleontology this work supplants all predecessors.
- Extract from : « Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest » by J. Frank Dobie
- Stratigraphy and paleontology are concerned with the sedimentary and life history of the earth.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
- It relies on the facts of paleontology, and fills up the gaps in this by comparative anatomy and ontogeny.
- Extract from : « The Wonders of Life » by Ernst Haeckel
- The three most valuable sources of evidence in phylogeny are paleontology, comparative anatomy, and ontogeny.
- Extract from : « The Wonders of Life » by Ernst Haeckel
Words or expressions associated with your search
- beyond the pale
- grow pale
- impale
- impaled
- impalement
- made pale
- make pale
- opalescence
- opalescent
- pale
- pale blue
- Pale Death
- pale deaths
- pale-faced
- pale horse
- pale red
- pale rider
- paleo-botanies
- paleo botanies
- paleo-botany
- paleohistory
- paleolith
- Paleolithic man
- paleolithic men
- paleologist
- paleology
- paleontologist
- paleontology
- pales
- paletot
Most wanted synonyms
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019